Press for packing cigars



(No Model.)

0. H. EVERS.

PRESS FOR PACKING CIGARS.

Patented Nov. 28, 1882 WITNESSES:

ATTORNEY N. PETEBS. Pholn-Lilhngnphon Wuhinglon D. C,

UNIT D STATES P TENT OFF-ICE.

CHARLES H., EVERS, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO.

PRESS FOR PACKING CIGARS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 268,088, dated November28, 1882.

Application filed April 7, 1882. (No model.)

to cigar-manufacturers an improved press by which cigars may be quicklyand uniformly packed 1nto the boxes; and the invention consists of afollower which is vertically raised or lowered by a treadle-operatedlever, the lever and its operating mechanism being balanced by acounter-weight or spring. The follower is locked into position whenlowered by means of a fulcrumed and weighted pawl, which engages asliding rack-bar pivoted to the lever, the follower being instantlyraised by the action of the weight when the pawl is withdrawn from therack-bar.

In the accompanying drawings, Figurelrepresents a side elevation of myimproved press for packing cigars; and Fig. 2 isan end elevation, partlyin section on line as a2, Fig. 1, showing the rack and pawl by'whieh thefollower is locked in position.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the table of m y improvedmachine for packing cigars, and B an upright standard, which is providedwith a forward-projecting arm, B, at its upper end. Afollower, (J, isrigidly applied to the lower end of a rod or stem, 0, which is guided invertical holes of the arm B, and of a second arm, 13, arranged below armB. The forked upper end of the rod 0 is pivoted to a lever, D, the frontend of which is connected by a pivot-link, d, to the front end of thearm B, while the rear end is connected by a lever-rod, D, which passesthrough anopening in the table A, to a treadle, E, that is pivoted atits rear end and guided at its front end by a fixed stirrup, E. Thetreadle, the lever mechanism, and the follower are balanced by acounter-weight, E which is connected by a wire rope or chain, 0, to thetreadle, and passed over a guide-pulley, 0, applied to the under side ofthe-table A, so that the follower, after being lowered by the downwardpressing of I the treadle, is raised by the weight as soon as thetreadle is released. In place of the weight, a strong balancing-springmay be used.

To the standard B is fulcrumed a weighted pawl, F, which is thrown bygravity into a rack-loar, F, that is vertically guided by suitable meansalongside of the standard B. The rack-bar F is pivoted at its upper endto the lever D. A stop-pin, f, of the standard B,

above the fulcrum of the weighted pawl F,

serves as a stop for the pawl F when thesame is raised for the purposeof withdrawing the same from the rack-bar, in which case the outerweighted end of the pawl serves as a handle for taking hold of the pawl.

The packing-press is operated as follows The box to be packed is filledwith cigars and placed on the table below the follower, with the lid inopen position, and a press-board placed 0 on the top of the cigars, asshown in Fig. 1. The follower is now lowered by the pressure of the footupon the treadle, and thereby the cigars pressed into the box until thepressboard arrives on a level with the upper edge of the box. Thefollower retains the pressboard in its position by the locking actionof.

the pawl, which engages automatically the rack-bar. As the followermoves in a straight vertical direction, a direct pressure is exerted bythe press-board upon the cigars, so that the same are compressed evenlyin the box without being moved to either side and broken or otherwiseinjured during the pressing operation. The follower may remain on thecigars for any length of time, and is then quickly released from thecigars by simply raising the pawl, whereupon the follower and treadleare simultaneously raised by the action of the balance-weightor spring,the box is removed, and the press is ready for the next box of cigars,and so on. The press exerts a uniform pressure upon thecigars and admitsof a quick and reliable packing of the cigars into boxes.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In a press for packing cigars, the combination of astandard, avertical shaft supported thereby, longitudinal arms forguiding the shaft,ra follower attached to the lower end of the shaft,alink connecting the lever and arm, a rack-bar, fulcrumed and weightedpawl and 2 assess stop-pin, a weighted treadle, and a rod connecting thetreadle and actuating-lever, substantially as described.

2. The combination of a supporting-standard,B, having guide-arms B Bfollower O, actuating-lever D, pivoted to the follower-rod G,and the armB, connecting-rod D, treadle E, balance-Weight or spring E pivoted andguided rack-barF,and fulcrumed and weighted pawl F, all arrangedsubstantially as and x0 for the purpose set forth.

-In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signedmy name in presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

CHARLES H. EVERS. Witnesses:

GoTTLIEB STRASSER, F. E. KELSEY.

